We are still working on back-to-school event dates such as meet the teacher and open houses. You will receive an email this summer with those dates. As always, you can find the latest back-to-school information on the front page of our website.

Have a great summer break! Don't forget to read!!

The 128th Commencement of Kings High School took place on Sunday, May 21 at the Cintas Center on Xavier University Campus.

This year's graduating class of 340 seniors will have a set of memories and experiences that have been greatly affected by a global pandemic. The average weighted GPA of the Class is 3.47, with 57% of the class having a weighted GPA of 3.5 or higher. The list continues with 105 Summa Cum Laude, 50 Magna Cum Laude, and 46 Cum Laude graduates. Additionally, students earned 106 Academic Honors Diplomas, 1 Fine Art Honors Diploma, 5 Career Tech Honors Diplomas, 2 STEM Honors Diplomas, 12 Military commitments; including 1 ROTC, and 32 Seals of Bi-Literacy.

This year's Master of Ceremonies was KHS Class President, Brittany Gause. Peyton Dickerson and Ethan Streckfuss earned the Academic and Activity Excellence Award presented by the Kings Board of Education and this year's Valedictorian, Kanushi Navaneethakrishnan, and Salutatorian, Aaron Groff were presented with rings. This year's Honored Vocational Student was Lily Dorfmueller presented by Warren County Career Center's Director of Curriculum, Amanda McGhee.

A special presentation of the four KHS Exchange students graduating from KHS. They exchanged their country's flags to be hung in the International Corridor at KHS. They will take with them, an American flag to remind them of their time in the U.S.

This year, graduation ceremony was livestreamed and is available to view. Click here to view the photo gallery from the Cintas Center Ceremony.

Congratulations KHS Class of 2023! We know you will do big things! #onceaKnightalwaysaKnight

As this year comes to a close, we wanted to share the portfolios of the eleven AP DMA Seniors who just recently graduated. We encourage you to take a look at the talented student's work that was created during their time at Kings High School.

These talented students are looking for internships, commissions, networking, and job opportunities that will help them achieve their future career goals. If you like their work, please contact them directly for your photography, illustration, design, animation, video, and filmmaking needs! Please forward their portfolios to anyone you know who might be interested in their work.

Drew Bloomfield

https://drewsbloomfield.wixsite.com/portfolio

Sophia Canino

https://sophiacaninoart.wixsite.com/portfolio

Gabe Charles

https://chilicharles.wixsite.com/gabe-charles

Liam Dooley

https://dooleylm04.wixsite.com/my-site-6

Brittany Gause

https://brittanydgause.wixsite.com/bgause

Colin Hunter

https://cj20hunt.wixsite.com/colinportfolio

Ella Linahan

https://dancifyyourlife08.wixsite.com/ellasportfolio

Jackson Pennington

https://jacksonwpennington.wixsite.com/portfolio

Braylon Rumple

https://brumple2005.wixsite.com/websitei

Alex Schmidt

https://aschmidt0523.wixsite.com/aschmidt05

Reece Wagner

https://reecewagner05.wixsite.com/rwagner23

Mrs. Shepherd's first-grade class at Kings Mills Elementary held an indoor campout on Monday.  Each child had their own tent. There was a fishing pond and a large silent reading tent as well as a campfire. The children rotated through nine activity stations. Mrs. Shepherd said, "Of course, no campout would be complete without Smores for a snack! The kids had a blast!"

The students at J.F. Burns Elementary have been reading furiously to win this year's Laps for Literacy.

From January to April students log every minute of extra-curricular reading they do. Those minutes are added up and calculated into laps that JFB Principal, Mrs. Montag has to walk around Landen Lake. This year students read a total of 991,817 minutes!

This year’s Top Readers were: Kindergarten - Caitlin Lomison; 1st grade- Jaanvi Viveka; 2nd grade - AJ Bersaglia; 3rd grade - Gracelyn Bersaglia; and 4th grade - Abigail Pohl; Top Classes were Mrs. Rumelhart, Mrs.Tilling, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Bogard, and Ms. Butts

Mrs. Montag walked six laps around Landen Lake – 18 miles! The entire student body lined the J.F. Burns drive to cheer on Mrs. Montag, the top readers and classes as they began the first lap. Kings Superintendent, Greg Sears, and Assistant Superintendent, Dana Martin joined Montag on the first lap.

This year's Lemonade Stand also raised a whopping $1,375 that will used to help defray the cost of the training for JFB's new therapy dog, Sunny. Way to go! Keep reading this summer! 

The Kings Local School District Food Service Department in partnership with South Lebanon Community Center/Joshua's Place is participating in a FREE Summer Meal Program.

The program will provide FREE meals and nutritious snacks to children 18 and younger and for youth ages 19-21 who have a mental or physical disability and who participated in the program during the school year.

Meals will be provided on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. June 12 through July 26 at the South Lebanon Community Center, 83 N. Section Street, South Lebanon. Kick-Off Week will take place Monday, June 5-Friday, June 9 and free meals will be served daily.

If you have any questions, please contact Kings Food Service Director, Jennifer Arlinghaus at 513-398-8050, ext. 10027.

Our best wishes go to the recent retirees from the

Kings Local School District:

Brent Allen, Amy Constable, Raphaela Frech, Kathy Gardner, Margaret Griffin, Gwen Houston, Sue Ellen Koch, Rae Mitchell, Andy Olds, Jim Riley, and Kathy Wells.

 Thank you for all of your years of service and dedication

to the Kings Local School District. 

You will be greatly missed!   

The Kings Junior High School Hope Squad celebrated the end of the year meeting with Chik-fil-a. Hope Squad Adviser, KJH School Counselor Erin Hackman said, "We are grateful to this group of students for spreading hope and kindness throughout KJH this year! We look forward to hearing about all of the great things they will do at the high school."

Thanks for your support for our Squad and our students!

The Kings High School Color Guard will be hosting a Color Guard Clinic for students in grades K-6. For more information click here.

The Food Service Department wants to thank students and their families for their support in our School Lunch Program. We want to remind all parents/guardians that any remaining funds on student meal accounts will transfer to the 2023-2024 school year. The balances will remain on the student's accounts when they return in August.

If a student is graduating or transferring out of the Kings Local School District and your student has a remaining balance please contact the Food Service Department at 513-398-8050 ext 10027 or you can email us directly at jarlinghaus@kingslocal.net and a refund will be issued to you.

If you have a graduate that has a remaining balance and you have another child/student in the District the remaining funds from your graduate can be transferred to their younger sibling. Please contact the Food Service Department to make this request and they would be happy to assist you.

Any student that currently has a balance due can forward payment by cash, check or payments are also accepted from our online portal, Pay For It at www.payforit.net. Forms of payment of cash or check can be sent to the students' school or they can also be mailed directly to the Food and Nutrition Department at 1797 King Avenue, Kings Mills OH 45034. Checks can be made out to: Kings Local School District: Food Service. 

Kings Social Emotional Health Coordinator, Kim Sellers with some information about mental health resources for the summer.

Managing a child’s mental health symptoms and finding the right treatment can be overwhelming for the entire family. Yet it’s important to connect to appropriate and effective care for children who are struggling. Beckett Springs Summer 2023 Child and Adolescent Program offers compassionate, evidence-based outpatient programs that provide critical, early interventions that lead to better long-term outcomes. We treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, impulsivity, mood regulation, self-esteem issues, substance use, and trauma concerns.

During the summer months, our day programs for kids ages 5+ offer mental health stabilization, skill-building activities, therapeutic peer interaction, and medication management. Our structured, healing environment promotes overall well-being outside of the academic and social pressures associated with the school year.

Better mental health begins with an assessment – a conversation with one of our behavioral health professionals to determine the right level of care for each child. Call today to learn more about our summer programs and schedule an assessment. 

8614 Shepherd Farm Dr. | West Chester, OH 45069 | 513.942.9500

www.beckettsprings.com.

The most convenient option is to visit our new Kings Online Spiritwear Store provided by our partner ROKKITWEAR. They are a local company that offers Kings Organizations profits for the spiritwear sold. They offer quality garments and accessories.

To place an order, visit the online store and click the school/organization that you would like to support. Once you select the item you prefer you will have the option to choose from a menu of customized Kings designs. If you have kids in multiple buildings and would like to spread out your purchase to allow for profit, you have the option to give credit to more than one within the same order. Meaning, you can check out once knowing your proceeds will still return to the building/organization of your choice. All items will be printed and sent out within 5 business days! You can also personalize any item in the store!

Keep in touch with all things Kings Spiritwear by following our Facebook page!

The Summer Slide is a decline in reading ability and other academic skills that can occur over the summer months when school isn't in session. Numerous studies show that kids who don't read during summer break actually slip in reading ability by the time autumn rolls around.

We have provided you with some Summer Reading Programs in our area to help your students. Thank you for supporting your student to prevent the Summer Slide! Thank you to Mrs.Bowman for providing this list!

The Kings Art and Kindness Club along with the KHS National Art Honor Society are hosting the Kings Summer Art Camp. This year's Art Camp entitled, "Beyond the Page" is inspired by some favorite childhood stories.

The camp welcomes children in grades 1-8. It will take place June 5-8 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Kings High School Cafeteria. Cost is $80 and the proceeds will be used to support next year's FREE Community Art events. There are a limited number of scholarships available.

Click here for more information and registration.

Board Members

Kings Board of Education (L-R): Janelle Groff, Board Member; John Skerl, Board Member; Deb Cowan, Board Member; Stacie Belfrom, President; and Peggy Phillips, Vice-President.

The Board of Education meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. and the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct a Special Meeting on Tuesday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m. for the purposes of employment and bargaining sessions. The Board will immediately enter into Executive Session and no action is expected to be taken.

Visit the Board of Education page on our website for meeting dates, meeting recordings, and agendas.

All meetings are live-streamed on the Kings Youtube channel.

Grandin Road, between the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments/Cartridge Brewing entrance and Striker Road, will remain closed to through traffic until approximately Friday, June 16, 2023, weather permitting. The extension of the closure is to allow for additional time in constructing the remaining roadway improvements on Grandin Road, in connection with the King Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Access to the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments and to Cartridge Brewing will be maintained at all times from King Avenue.

The detour for the closure will continue to utilize King Avenue, Columbia Road, Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road, and SR 48.

Additionally, King Avenue, between Miami Street and the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments/Cartridge Brewing entrance will be closed to through traffic, beginning approximately on Friday, June 16, 2023, for six (6) months, weather permitting. The King Avenue closure will take place immediately after Grandin Road is open, from the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments/Cartridge Brewing entrance toward SR 48. The closure is necessary to complete the roadway improvements on King Avenue and perform the demolition of the existing King Avenue Bridge over the Little Miami River, in connection with the King Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Access to the Peter’s Cartridge Factory Apartments and to Cartridge Brewing will be maintained at all times from SR 48 to Grandin Road.

The detour for the closure will utilize Columbia Road, Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road, SR 48, and Grandin Road.

For more information, visit http://www.wceo.us/ or contact WCEO at (513) 695-3301.

In an effort to be "green," the District does not send paper flyers home. We use a platform called Peachjar that houses flyers of community programs and resources. 

Parents receive approved flyers via email, and they are posted on our digital flyerboard for easy retrieval. Any organization can distribute information to our community by creating an account!

It's that time of year again to start thinking about your child's summer activities! Kings Athletics has many options for athletic camps for students.Check out this year's Summer Camp Schedule.

Online registration opens on April 15

If you have any questions, contact Kings Assistant Athletic Director, Jen List at jlist@kingslocal.net.